Computing cheese cutter



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ATTORNEYS.

Patented Nev. 3e, 1926. i v u 1.6669636 UNITED STATES PATENT lFFiCE.

SAMUEL H. SEARLE, OF ANDER-SON, INDANA, .AEI-SIGNOR T0 COMPUTING CHEESECUTTER COlVIlPANY, OF ANDERSON, NDIANA, A CORERATION.

COMPUTING CHEESE CUTTER.

Application led September 27, 1923. Serial No. 665,184.

This invention relates to cheese cutters in base which, as shown inFigs. 2 and 3, .is general and those of the computing type in providedwith a pair of parallel projecting; particular. The chief object of theinvenportions 1l. The base is also provided with tion is to improve thecheese cutters in sevthe spider-forming 4arms 12 a portion of it eralparticulars. being shown in Fig, 3. The spider-forming 60 The object ofthe invention is accom arms 12 it is to be understood pivotally supplished by the following` features. A movport a cheese supporting boardor plate 13 ably supported cover which may be elevated whlch has acentral pivot 11i and an annular so as to expose the cheese for cuttingpurrack 15 upon its under face. The board 13 W poses. 1s adapted tosupport a cylindrical cheese G5 Another feature is the particular con-116. struction of the cover mounting` whereby Adapted to eng-age withthe rack 15 is a movement of the @over is restrained to a .gear l@Carried it Shaft 17, WliiCll Shaft substantially vertical lift andexcessive un* 1S rotated with a stepsby-step movement i5 coveringmovement is prevented, through the handle 18 by suitable interinaAnother feature of the invention consists 'diate equipment old and wellknown in the in the means for yieldingrly supporting the art which isenclosed within the housing` 19 cover near the end of its coveringmovement See Figs. 2 and 3. The housing 19 is supand releasing, the samewhen in final coverported by the shaft 17. Bracket 20 has a 20 ingposition. pair of inwardly extending` projections 21.. Further featuresof the invention consist substantially parallel with each other and inthe particular construction of the cover. Slotted as at 22. Theprojections 11 and the Another feature of the invention consistsprojections 21 cooperate with each other in the simplified mounting ofthe actuating' and are provided with a pin and slot conmechanism forrotating! the cheese board. nection formed by the holt and nut means Thefull nature of this invention will be indicated generally h v thenumeral 2B. The understood from the accompanyingl drawbase 10 isprovided with an 'opening 25 upon. inns and the following descriptionand Opposite sides of vwhich are the aligned Claims, 'grooves 24. Insaid opening' 25 is positioned In the drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevathegear 16 upon the shaft 17 which is seated tional viewof a cheese cutterwith a cheese in the semi-circular grooves 24,. For alie-nshown dottedand the cover in the non-covment purposes. therefore, the pin and slotcrine; position bv full lines and in the coverconnection 23 previouslydescribed is sullin ing position by? dotted lines. and in an incient forsecuring the shaft 17 in the desired termediate position by dottedlines. Fie. 2 POSitiOn, SO that it Will lie in the QI'OOVQS 24: 99 is atop plan view of the cheese cutter with without straining'. Heretoforeit has heen the cover in the covering position. Fig. 3 customary toprovide closed bearings for the is an enlarged top plan view of thefeeding; Shaft 1.7 but herein a Hat spring; 26 at one mechanism. Fietllis a transverse sectional @Dd iS suitably SGC/Ted lCW SGlGW 537 i0 theview taken on the line H of 3 ,cmd base 10 and the other end of saidsprinnr er @5 in the direction of the arrows Fi@ 5 is fm tendstransversely of the `grooves and pret? enlarged rear view of the knifesupport. the @lbly 21 C1`0SS the ODGDHQI 25 fwd is Seated knife and thecover. and is taken in the by ai '5131211.97 retaining S6335 538- Tllthe fle-f plane of 1in@ 55 in Fig-n 1 mi in the dimmspringF 26 isadapted to retain the shaft in tion of the arrows, Fig, 6 is a Sectionalthe grooves 24e and vet permit the rotative lil@ View taken on the 1in@6;@ of 1 Figa movement yof said shaft in said 4grooves. 7 is a sectionalView taken 0n th, 1in@ 7 -7 Reference will now be had to Figures 1. ofFig, 5 and in the direction of the mgl-@W5 2 an d 5. ln said figures thebase 10 is shown Fig, is a Sectional View taken on the 1in@ i'irovidedwith an upstandinp' bracket SO. and 50 88 of Fior. 1 and in thedirection of the said bracket 3() is preferably detachahljv m5 arrows.Fig. 9 is an end View of the @over associated with the hase 10. Thebracket 30 'construction shown in Figs. 1 and 8. Fig. pVOtallY Supportsa knife support having' 10 is an enlarged sectionalview of the shock theprojectinggportion Si. a haelt and a absorber for the cover. top 33.which terminates in a handle l In the drawings 10 indicates a `suitableThe back 62 is extended at 35 and is adapted w Yports.infadjusted.position afknife having the inclined faced? which,adjacent .its for- VWard andV bottom 'edge,`is beveled as at 38.

The cutter plate or knife is detacliablysupported by said top or handleportion by the bolts 39, and herein theheadless set screws 40 cooperatewith the back portion 32 of the kni'fe support -`rto position the Iknifeplate in sdbs'tantially vertical relation with respect "to 'thefhorizontally lpositioned table Y or plate T13. The stop 4Vmember 136preventsfthe :knife 86 from outtingthe plate "V113 to any seriousdegree. y

The cover construction Yis Lshovvn `vin Figs. T1, 2 fand t5, fanddetails lther-edf are shown vin Figs. `7 to 10 inclusive. Insaidfiguresftlie cover construction is shown Ssubstantia'lly cylindrical inform and is adapted to rest upon fthe plate 13, as @shown by the dottedlines in Fig. 1. Herein fthe'cover i-sshown comfprised fof a "fp'air "ofvangular =rim menibers 41 and 42 zWhich "form fthe top edge fof ithecover. A 'transparent circular sheet. -such as 43, Iis secured 'betweenthe fflanged rims and formsfthe top offfthe-cover. The'lower rim `of=the"cover is formed by a TUes'haped strip L44 Wfhiclifis beaded at 45`to receive fa ceiveV and retain "transparentgsi'de lmembersV l47 4andprevent laterzil mov-ement thereof. Each transverse `member 4'8l isprovided lat its opposite-ends Ywith va mid-portion 'eXten--s'i'onf49,see Fig. The fupper mid-portion `ertension is receivable 'bypthe groove in vthe flanged Irims 41 .and 142. and the .lowermidp'ortion .extension 49 is receivable by g'the i groove "formed L'in*the Uesh'aped bottom VIrim ffl@ 44, lsee lFig. 7, land said lrims fandl'extensions 49 and'tliereforemember 48, are secure'd'by rivets '.250for lthe like, rseeFigs. -'1 andi?.

` As lshown,clearly 'by the dot-ted flinesin iFig. A:1,'the coverpreferably should "have an initial substantially vertical lift so 'as to:clear Vthe cheese 1316 supported on Pth'e .ftable '1.3. :andrhisinitialrverticalfmovement o'flthe til'tabfle `@over is 'secured 'by.means of la link support .associated 'with the rear 'of 1the cover.'Theidotted lines :in "Fig, 1 :indicate members, substantially similar,:but complementary, areV provided, fand ithese are 1n .spaced .relationwith each other. Herein said-members are .indicated .Generally by `the.numeral .5.1 .and .in .the .upper corners thereof tliere'is provided asuitable ventilat-V mg-opomng closed byl a screen 58.

The

members 51 are connected together byy a` tion of the side memberslfandbri'dge c'on- P80 Y struction 54 :is ssuch thatsa groove is 'pro-Yvided I adapted to vreceive fthe `cutter suppor ing members .'31 :and'32. The Imembers :51 are f connected by fthe bracket fportion J 56. It

will be noted from Fig. that the stopimem- 'ber 136 forms with saidmembers :and `the `member 32, :a scomplete closure. :'PrvotallySsupported at .ftheitop fofthe members y'51 'and Y -at each sideofthe'resultantfconstruotionfis a pair of links :57,While at fthe-loweredge there lvis iprovid'ed a fp'air /of dinks 58. 'The Ilower links 158are pivotally supported `iat 59 beneath `the "pivotal supportf ofjthe-'extension -31 of 'the cutter knife. The links :.57 are pivotallyVsupported at upon'-an'np-Wardr extensionroffth'e'pivotal supportfofftheknife. A Astop =61 ilimits the ymovement rof fthe :lower Ymembers 538iin an `Iupvvard Adireetion vfand, fth'erefore, limitsthefuncovering?movement-.of thefc'overrupon its support. rItovillbenoted, VVsee 'Fig f5, `:that Vthe links .57 fand 558 are notpositioned fin fthe sameiplanes `llhe upper Ylinks f5? 'Will `:passibetween the lower ;links 58 if a crossed linkage is substituted, thatis, 'pivot :60 'be fpositioned beloW ipivo't 5.9.

. rReferen `3e Will :now be had'fto :Figs .-1, .2 and 10 'and in saidfgures-.a shock-,absorber construction iis `illustrated. -Herein butfone form of shock 'absorber :construction is fillustrated :and the sameis shown Iassociating "the cov-er :andthe .knife fsupport, 'but otherequivalent fmreans ima7 ivbe substituted 'therefor. `flerein :the :cover*is shown supporting a 'cam Emember '62 having a 'cam :face fvand a.'front A"face 64. The cutter support l32 .Eis *shown `recessed t-at .toreceive 'a :Spring fhousing 'member ff diaving-a flanged fend'?. Atooth-68 havin-g.ftliefcam face (G9-fand :the front #face "TO isslida'bly :supported .in said portion 67 and ahead lfwithinsaid-spring`Aretainer forms a seat ifor -onefend fof afcoil spring lT72 "positionedthereinl .A jstemf?) `iis fcarried by lthe `tooth Y'G8 and isslid'ablyfsup- :portedby airetaining member 74 ihaving a :threadedengagementwvith the lthreadcd -inner end 75 fof A:the .spring.reta'iner. Y Zllhus,

ywhen the cover fis elevated `by engagement `with h'the aknob 'ornger:piece 76 :upon said cover. the tooth 62 .rides upwardly Without2interferenee upon the #tooth 268, but mpon return movement the tooth 62engages the tooth 68 and compresses the spring 72 to cushion the shockof the return movement of said cover. When the cover has substantiallyreached its iinal position, the tooth 62 passes over tooth 68 so thatthe substantially parallel faces of the teeth permit longitudinalmovement therebetween. Any suitable means may he provided for retaining`the tooth 62 in position to secure the foregoing movement.

The invention claimed is:

l. In a cheese cutter the combination of a hase, a. tiltahle covertherefor, and means tiltahly supporting` said cover upon said hase atone side to provide said cover With an initial substantially verticalmovement when tilted.

2. In a cheese cutter the combination of a base, a tiltahle covertherefor, means tiltahly supporting said cover upon said hase at oneSide to provide said cover with an initial substantially verticalmovement when tilted, and means for limiting the uncovering tiltingmovement.

3. In a cheese cutter the combination of a hase, a tilta-ble covertherefor, means tiltahly supporting said cover upon said hase at oneside to provide said cover with an initial suhstantially verticalmovement when tilted, and means tor cushioning the covering movement.

4. In a cheese cutter the combination of a hase, a tiltahle covertherefor, means tiltably supporting said cover upon said hase at oneside to provide said cover with an initial substantially verticalmovement when tilted, means for limiting the uncovering tiltingmovement, and means for cushioning the covering movement.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto atliXed my signature.

SAMUEL I-I. SEARLE.

